Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Pembrokeshire | |
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| Former County constituency | |
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| Preserved county | Dyfed |
| Major settlements | Haverfordwest, Milford Haven, Pembroke Dock, Tenby |
| 1536–1997 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire |
Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro) was a parliamentary constituency based on the county of Pembrokeshire in Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
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[edit] History
The Laws in Wales Act 1535 (26 Hen. VIII, c. 26) provided for a single county seat in the House of Commons for each of twelve historic Welsh counties (including Pembrokeshire) and two for Monmouthshire. Using the modern year, starting on 1 January, these parliamentary constituencies were authorised in 1536. In practice, the first known Knights of the Shire from Wales (as Members of Parliament from county constituencies were known before the nineteenth century) may not have been elected until 1545.
The Act contains the following provision, which had the effect of enfranchising the shire of Pembroke.
And that for this present Parliament, and all other Parliaments to be holden and kept for this Realm, one Knight shall be chosen and elected to the same Parliaments for every of the Shires of Brecknock, Radnor, Mountgomery and Denbigh, and for every other Shire within the said Country of Dominion of Wales;
The constituency was abolished for the 1997 general election, when its territory was divided between the new constituencies of Preseli Pembrokeshire and Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire. Up to 1950 it was generally considered a Liberal stronghold, and a Labour safe seat thereafter. However, the Conservatives won the seat in 1970 when the sitting Labour MP Desmond Donnelly split from the party and formed The Democratic party. Donnelly lost the seat but polled well. In subsequent elections the Conservative vote held up, tending to show that Donnelly had held the seat with large majorities for Labour based on his own popularity as much as being the Labour candidate.
[edit] Boundaries
The constituency was established with the boundaries of the county of Pembrokeshire, but by the time of abolition Fishguard and Northern Pembrokeshire had been joined to the neighbouring Cardigan (UK Parliament constituency) constituency to form Ceredigion and Pembroke North. This left Pembrokeshire with the major towns of Haverfordwest, Milford Haven, Pembroke Dock and Tenby.
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] MPs 1545-1601
| Parliament | Member |
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| 1542 | Thomas Jones[1] |
| 1545 | John Wogan [1] |
| 1547 | Sir Thomas Jones[1] |
| 1553 (Mar) | ? |
| 1553 (Oct) | Sir John Wogan[1] |
| 1554 (Apr) | Arnold Butler [1] |
| 1554 (Nov) | Arnold Butler [1] |
| 1555 | ?Richard Cornwall [1] |
| 1558 | Thomas Cathern [1] |
| 1559 (Jan) | William Philipps [2] |
| 1562–1563 | Sir John Perrot [2] |
| 1571 | John Wogan[2] |
| 1572 | William Philipps, died 1576, replaced by John Wogan , died 1581, replaced by Sir Thomas Perrot[2] |
| 1584 (Nov) | Thomas Revell[2] |
| 1586 | Thomas Revell[2] |
| 1588 (Oct) | George Devereux[2] |
| 1593 | Sir Thomas Perrot[2] |
| 1597 (Sep) | Sir Gelly Meyrick[2] |
| 1601 | John Philipps[2] |
[edit] MPs 1601–1832
| Election | Member[3] | ||
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| 1604 | Alban Stepney | ||
| 1620 | Sir John Wogan | ||
| 1623 | Sir James Perrott | ||
| 1625 | Sir John Wogan | ||
| 1626 | Sir John Wogan | ||
| 1628 | Sir John Wogan | ||
| 1640 (Apr) | Sir John Wogan | ||
| 1640 (Nov) | Sir John Wogan, died 1644 replaced by ? |
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| 1645 | Arthur Owen | ||
| 1648 | ? | ||
| 1653 | Not represented in Barebones Parliament | ||
| 1654 | Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet Arthur Owen |
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| 1656 | James Philipps John Clark |
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| 1659 | Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet | ||
| 1660 | Arthur Owen | ||
| 1678 | John Owen | ||
| 1679 | Sir Hugh Owen, Bt | ||
| 1681 | William Wogan | ||
| 1685 | William Barlow | ||
| 1689 | Sir Hugh Owen, Bt | ||
| 1695 | Sir Arthur Owen, Bt | ||
| 1705 | Wirriot Owen | ||
| 1710 | John Barlow | ||
| 1715 | Sir Arthur Owen, Bt | ||
| 1727 | John Campbell | ||
| 1747 | Sir William Owen, Bt | ||
| 1761 | Sir John Philipps, Bt | ||
| 1765 | Sir Richard Philipps, Bt | ||
| 1770 | Sir Hugh Owen, Bt | ||
| 1786 | The Lord Milford | ||
| 1812 | John Owen | ||
[edit] MPs 1832-1997
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1992: Pembroke[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Nick Ainger | 26,253 | 43.3 | +12.3 | |
| Conservative | Nicholas Bennett | 25,498 | 42.0 | +1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter G. Sain Ley Berry | 6,625 | 10.9 | −15.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Conrad L. Bryant | 1,627 | 2.7 | +0.7 | |
| Green | Roger W. Coghill | 484 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Anti-Federalist League | RM Stoddart | 158 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 755 | 1.2 | −8.8 | ||
| Turnout | 60,645 | 82.9 | +2.0 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.6 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 1980s
| General Election 1987: Pembroke[5] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | N J Bennett | 23,314 | 41.0 | ||
| Labour | N J Rayner | 17,614 | 31.0 | ||
| Liberal | P E C Jones | 14,832 | 26.1 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | O Osmond | 1,119 | 1.9 | ||
| Majority | 5,700 | 10 | |||
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e f g h "History of Parliament". http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/constituencies/pembrokeshire. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Parliament". http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/constituencies/pembrokeshire. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P"
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1987. David Boothroyd. http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1983WC.html. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
[edit] Sources
- The House of Commons 1509-1558, by S.T. Bindoff (Secker & Warburg 1982)
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
